Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, CAN) lost
8-7 to
Amber Holland (Kronau, SK) in the Final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held February 19 - 27, 2011 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Jones finished 8-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jones defeated
Marie-France Larouche (Levis, PQ) 7-6, then won
12-1 against
Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife, Y/NWT). Jones went on to lose
9-3 against
Holland. Jones responded with a
9-3 win over
Andrea Kelly (Oromocto, NB). Jones went on to lose
8-6 against
Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI). Jones responded with a
10-2 win over
Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC). Jones won
10-4 against
Stacie Devereaux (St. John's, NL), then won
7-4 against
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). Jones went on to lose
8-5 against
Cathy Overton-Clapham (Winnipeg, MB). Jones responded with a
9-4 win over
Heather Smith-Dacey (Halifax, NS). Jones won
8-5 against
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Jones take home
30.000 world rankings points, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 23.55 after improving upon their best so far this season. Jones ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
181.150 points earned so far this season.
